Housing benefit payments are usually made to you or your landlord every four weeks.
If your housing benefit is paid every four weeks, you will get paid on the following dates:
- Monday 16 February 2026
- Monday 16 March 2026
- Monday 13 April 2026
- Monday 11 May 2026
- Monday 8 June 2026
- Monday 6 July 2026
- Monday 3 August 2026
- Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Monday 28 September 2026
- Monday 26 October 2026
- Monday 23 November 2026
- Monday 21 December 2026
- Monday 18 January 2027
- Monday 15 February 2027
- Monday 15 March 2027
How we can pay your Housing Benefit
Council tenants
Payments will go directly to your rent account.
Private and housing association tenants
Payments will go into your bank account in arrears. This will happen either weekly, every two weeks, or every four weeks. If you are paid every four weeks you will get 13 payments a year.
If the first payment of your Housing Benefit covers a period of eight weeks or more, it will be paid to your landlord. If you do not want this payment to go to your landlord, please explain why. You'll need to provide proof that your rent is up-to-date. In some circumstances we can arrange to pay your landlord directly. Payments will be made every four weeks in arrears only.